deck3500 Flashcards
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cajole
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v. To impose on or dupe by flattering speech.
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landscape
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n. A rural view, especially one of picturesque effect, as seen from a distance or an elevation.
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soprano
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n. A woman’s or boy’s voice of high range.
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fugacious
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adj. Fleeting.
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refer
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v. To direct or send for information or other purpose.
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Calvary
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n. The place where Christ was crucified.
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accessible
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adj. Approachable.
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trenchant
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adj. Cutting deeply and quickly.
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archetype
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n. A prototype.
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vie
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v. To contend.
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hardihood
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n. Foolish daring.
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duet
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n. A composition for two voices or instruments.
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unconscionable
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adj. Ridiculously or unjustly excessive.
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philanthropist
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n. One who endeavors to help his fellow men.
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muleteer
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n. A mule-driver.
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kiloliter
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n. One thousand liters.
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irritant
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n. A mechanical, chemical, or pathological agent of inflammation, pain, or tension.
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malign
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v. To speak evil of, especially to do so falsely and severely.
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altitude
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n. Vertical distance or elevation above any point or base-level, as the sea.
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duplex
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adj. Having two parts.
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inglorious
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adj. Shameful.
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complaisance
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n. Politeness.
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plebeian
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adj. Common.
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enervate
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v. To render ineffective or inoperative.
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composure
n. Calmness.
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butt
v. To strike with or as with the head, or horns.
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reparable
adj. Capable of repair.
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hiatus
n. A break or vacancy where something necessary to supply the connection is wanting.
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percipience
n. The act of perceiving.
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ribald
adj. Indulging in or manifesting coarse indecency or obscenity.
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access
n. A way of approach or entrance; passage.
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fragile
adj. Easily broken.
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dilate
v. To enlarge in all directions.
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inadvertent
adj. Accidental.
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wittingly
adv. With knowledge and by design.
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subterfuge
n. Evasion.
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rapid
adj. Having great speed.
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legible
adj. That may be read with ease.
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necessity
n. That which is indispensably requisite to an end desired.
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noiseless
adj. Silent.
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paraphernalia
n. Miscellaneous articles of equipment or adornment.
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delineate
v. To represent by sketch or diagram.
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witticism
n. A witty, brilliant, or original saying or sentiment.
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generalize
v. To draw general inferences.
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fabulous
adj. Incredible.
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geniality
n. Warmth and kindliness of disposition.
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lackadaisical
adj. Listless.
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optician
n. One who makes or deals in optical instruments or eye-glasses.
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distraught
adj. Bewildered.
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morose
adj. Gloomy.
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permanent
adj. Durable.
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dogmatic
adj. Making statements without argument or evidence.
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expectorate
v. To cough up and spit forth.
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absent-minded
adj. Lacking in attention to immediate surroundings or business.
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enormous
adj. Gigantic.
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percolate
v. To filter.
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nauseate
v. To cause to loathe.
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valediction
n. A bidding farewell.
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desperate
adj. Resorted to in a last extremity, or as if prompted by utter despair.
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ardor
n. Intensity of passion or affection.
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solder
n. A fusible alloy used for joining metallic surfaces or margins.
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accompaniment
n. A subordinate part or parts, enriching or supporting the leading part.
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successful
adj. Having reached a high degree of worldly prosperity.
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insatiable
adj. That desires or craves immoderately or unappeasably.
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atrocity
n. Great cruelty or reckless wickedness.
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violoncello
n. A stringed instrument held between the player’s knees.
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arrogant
adj. Unduly or excessively proud, as of wealth, station, learning, etc.
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eccentricity
n. Idiosyncrasy.
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self-respect
n. Rational self-esteem.
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absurd
adj. Inconsistent with reason or common sense.
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cull
v. To pick or sort out from the rest.
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neurology
n. The science of the nervous system.
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invariable
adj. Unchangeable.
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innuendo
n. Insinuation.
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magnanimous
adj. Generous in treating or judging others.
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cognizant
adj. Taking notice.
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collapsible
adj. That may or can collapse.
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chastity
n. Sexual or moral purity.
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malevolent
adj. Wishing evil to others.
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involution
n. Complication.
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inflammation
n. A morbid process in some part of the body characterized by heat, swelling, and pain.
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dogma
n. A statement of religious faith or duty formulated by a body claiming authority.
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subtle
adj. Discriminating.
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decoy
n. Anything that allures, or is intended to allures into danger or temptation.
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frequency
n. The comparative number of any kind of occurrences within a given time or space.
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prerogative
adj. Having superior rank or precedence.
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omniscient
adj. Characterized by unlimited or infinite knowledge.
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benevolence
n. Any act of kindness or well-doing.
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observatory
n. A building designed for systematic astronomical observations.
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inoffensive
adj. Causing nothing displeasing or disturbing.
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rookery
n. A place where crows congregate to breed.
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intercessor
n. A mediator.
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temporary
adj. Lasting for a short time only.
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beck
v. To give a signal to, by nod or gesture.
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alder
n. Any shrub or small tree of the genus Alumnus, of the oak family.
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exhaustive
adj. Thorough and complete in execution.
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peaceable
adj. Tranquil.
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evasion
n. Escape.
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lenient
adj. Not harsh.
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inroad
n. Forcible encroachment or trespass.
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satiric
adj. Resembling poetry, in which vice, incapacity ,or corruption is held up to ridicule.
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bibliomania
n. The passion for collecting books.
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intimacy
n. Close or confidential friendship.
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ambush
n. The act or state of lying concealed for the purpose of surprising or attacking the enemy.
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fraternal
adj. Brotherly.
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Augustinian
adj. Pertaining to St. Augustine, his doctrines, or the religious orders called after him.
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terrify
v. To fill with extreme fear.
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heifer
n. A young cow.
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wean
v. To transfer (the young) from dependence on mother’s milk to another form of nourishment.
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epizootic
adj. Prevailing among animals.
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extemporaneous
adj. Done or made without much or any preparation.
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reaction
n. Tendency towards a former, or opposite state of things, as after reform, revolution, or inflation.
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insecure
adj. Not assured of safety.
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unlawful
adj. Illegal.
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inapprehensible
adj. Not to be understood.
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scrupulous
adj. Cautious in action for fear of doing wrong.
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cohesive
adj. Having the property of consistency.
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squabble
v. To quarrel.
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acute
adj. Having fine and penetrating discernment.
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discomfit
v. To put to confusion.
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urbanity
n. Refined or elegant courtesy.
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quantity
n. Magnitude.
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antique
adj. Pertaining to ancient times.
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obsolescence
n. The condition or process of gradually falling into disuse.
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misdeed
n. A wrong or improper act.
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tangent
adj. Touching.
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corroborate
v. To strengthen, as proof or conviction.
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vindicate
v. To prove true, right, or real.
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preface
n. A brief explanation or address to the reader, at the beginning of a book.
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islet
n. A little island.
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waistcoat
n. A vest.
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nutritive
adj. Having nutritious properties.
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alacrity
n. Cheerful willingness.
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lateral
adj. Directed toward the side.
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mitigate
v. To make milder or more endurable.
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litigate
v. To cause to become the subject-matter of a suit at law.
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notorious
adj. Unfavorably known to the general public.
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oratorio
n. A composition for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra, generally taken from the Scriptures.
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heredity
n. Transmission of physical or mental qualities, diseases, etc., from parent to offspring.
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fancier
n. One having a taste for or interest in special objects.
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jovial
adj. Merry.
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ramose
adj. Branch-like.
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ostracize
v. To exclude from public or private favor.
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oaken
adj. Made of or from oak.
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indelible
adj. That can not be blotted out, effaced, destroyed, or removed.
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oral
adj. Uttered through the mouth.
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accession
n. Induction or elevation, as to dignity, office, or government.
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microphone
n. An apparatus for magnifying faint sounds.
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compressible
adj. Capable of being pressed into smaller compass.
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twinge
n. A darting momentary local pain.
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analyze
v. To examine minutely or critically.
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ruth
n. Sorrow for another’s misery.
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prima
adj. First.
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exemplary
adj. Fitted to serve as a model or example worthy of imitation.
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inefficient
adj. Not accomplishing an intended purpose.
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incomprehensible
adj. Not understandable.
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deist
n. One who believes in God, but denies supernatural revelation.
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hypnotic
adj. Tending to produce sleep.
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lifelike
adj. Realistic.
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donate
v. To bestow as a gift, especially for a worthy cause.
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auditory
adj. Of or pertaining to hearing or the organs or sense of hearing.
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inveterate
adj. Habitual.
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mileage
n. A distance in miles.
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prepossession
n. A preconceived liking.
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influx
n. Infusion.
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mallet
n. A wooden hammer.
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populace
n. The common people.
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amity
n. Friendship.
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ailment
n. Slight sickness.
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providential
adj. Effected by divine guidance.
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anarchy
n. Absence or utter disregard of government.
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usurp
v. To take possession of by force.
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hillock
n. A small hill or mound.
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garrote
v. To execute by strangling.
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fungus
n. A plant destitute of chlorophyll, as a mushroom.
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ponder
v. To meditate or reflect upon.
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docile
adj. Easy to manage.
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appease
v. To soothe by quieting anger or indignation.
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elicit
v. To educe or extract gradually or without violence.
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animalcule
n. An animal of microscopic smallness.
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concession
n. Anything granted or yielded, or admitted in response to a demand, petition, or claim.
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repugnance
n. Thorough dislike.
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principle
n. A general truth or proposition.
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disarrange
v. To throw out of order.
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volatile
adj. Changeable.
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archdeacon
n. A high official administrator of the affairs of a diocese.
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reprehensible
adj. Censurable.
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protective
adj. Sheltering.
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foible
n. A personal weakness or failing.
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furbish
v. To restore brightness or beauty to.
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epithet
n. Word used adjectivally to describe some quality or attribute of is objects, as in “Father Aeneas”.
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philanthropy
n. Active humanitarianism.
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ridiculous
adj. Laughable and contemptible.
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armada
n. A fleet of war-vessels.
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interpolation
n. Verbal interference.
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outrageous
adj. Shocking in conduct.
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entrails
n. pl. The internal parts of an animal.
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mountainous
adj. Full of or abounding in mountains.
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ludicrous
adj. Laughable.
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compensate
v. To remunerate.
